Monthly Archives: August 2017

Having watched all of the players the Phillies are sending to the Arizona Fall League, either in person or on MiLB-TV this season, only J.D. Hammer and his 95 mph fastball impressed me. The rest of them are marginal major … Continue reading →

We take our baseball caps off in salute of what Rhys Hoskins has accomplished. What he has done in his last 14 MLB games by hitting 11 home runs including starting a triple play in left to start the comeback … Continue reading →

Down at the bottom rung of player development is the Gulf Coast League. They play a half season at the various minor league complexes in Florida from mid June to the beginning of September. Last season the GCL Phillies won … Continue reading →

The Phillies Front Office is “on the horns of a dilemma”. They too many first basemen with too much upside- a nice problem to have. They had to move AAA first baseman Rhys Hoskins to left field to play in … Continue reading →

It ‘s fun to watch Phillies baseball again even today in a 9-8 defeat to the Miami Marlins and its even fun following the Phillies minor league sluggers. The problem is many of the power hitters in the organization play … Continue reading →

Some dates are more important than others in watching Phillies baseball. August 22, 2017, might be one of those dates. We will be watching Rhys Hoskins to see if he can hit his second home run in Citizens Bank Park. … Continue reading →

With only 16 games left in the season and the playoffs hanging in the balance Thursday night, the Clearwater Threshers went back to their losing ways to the Tim Tebow Mets. The St Lucie team won the four game series, … Continue reading →